Been thinking about 80 and using a vertical......My thinking or planned design is using an old cb vertical I have acquired ground mounted and maybe add some length remove its coil and SO fitting and wind a coil, I have some hard drawn copper in the shed for a coil.
I will of course add some radials etc and I have seen the commercial ones where they tap off the coil for different bands so I may be able to get it on 40 and more etc but my target band is 80 for now and anymore a bonus.
Any advise on the winding of the coil and mounting options would be appreciated, I have an analyzer to find the taps etc.
It would be good to hear from someone who has done something similar, and yes DX will be my objective.

Poofs & Pansies use coils, real men go 63ft high.

Yes I agree Gerry but that length will not happen I will have to make it up with a coil or my neighbours may start spluttering

Do you have a tower Mark and the luxury of 66ft horizontal airspace at your disposal?

Yes I have a little 45footer Gerry and about 80ft airspace?

I have done the inverted L and doublet......

In that case hold on and I'll give you an antenna that'll knock spots off a shortened vertical, back in a mo.

Nah not one of them, one of these
http://ke4uyp.tripod.com/80m_160m_Antenna.html

...I used the 160m version and it works very well.
Just imagine, better than an inverted L even without a ground radial system.

Thanks Gerry I am off to study the design! You say you used it on top band....good on long range?

Weird that and I ain't never seen a kinded folded vertical hmmmmm interesting and simple to knock up.

I used to live in an RF blackhole but still worked into North America with the 160m version with ease when others in much better locations were struggling & failing.

I'll go as far as saying I'll guarantee you...you won't be disappointed

Aye good the only issues could be 2...1 when the towers wound down at 25ft but I could add an extra fold I guess and number 2 close proximity to my house as my towers bolted to the rear....It could be a case of whack it up and see as I have a 1-1 current some where.

Mark, see my qrz page for a cheap and simple vertical tjat has worked for many people in many situations.
David
G4YVM

Hi David will do and the design that Gerrys given looks interesting but I'm gonna struggle because theirs a kitchen extension recently gone up right at the side on my tower
I could be back on with the vertical and the copper brake pipe for a coil
Ok off for a butchers David